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ISEE Upper Level
Quantitative Reasoning

Area of Walking Path Around a Rectangular Park

Medium Word Problems Geometry Application

A rectangular park is designed with a walking path around it. The length of the park is 50 meters, and the width is 30 meters. The walking path is 2 meters wide and runs along the entire perimeter of the park. What is the area of the walking path?

To find the area of the walking path, you need to calculate the area of the larger rectangle (including the path) and subtract the area of the park.

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